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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024per•func•to•ry /pɚˈfʌŋktəri/USA pronunciation adj. - performed or done as a routine duty:perfunctory introductions.
- without interest or enthusiasm:a perfunctory speaker.
per•func•to•ri•ly, adv.: He introduced us perfunctorily and rushed off to the other guests.See -funct-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•func•to•ry (pər fungk′tə rē),USA pronunciation adj. - performed merely as a routine duty;
hasty and superficial:perfunctory courtesy. - lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm;
indifferent or apathetic:In his lectures he reveals himself to be merely a perfunctory speaker.
- Late Latin perfūnctōrius negligent, superficial, derivative of perfungī to do one's job, be done, equivalent. to per- per- + fung-, base of fungī to perform, function + -tōrius -tory1
- 1575–85
per•func′to•ri•ly, adv. per•func′to•ri•ness, n. - 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged negligent, heedless, thoughtless, uninterested.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged careful, diligent.
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